Sec. 16-223. Military leave
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 16-223 (2026)
Sec. 16-223. Military leaveLinkCopy Citation
(a)
Military leave shall be approved for an employee by the employee's appointing authority as follows:
(1)
Military Leave With Pay - Active Duty For Training. Military leave with pay, not to exceed fifteen (15) working days per annual leave year, shall be granted to employees who are reservists or members of the National Guard of the United States or the Reserves ordered to active duty for training.
(2)
Military Leave With Pay - Active Duty for Domestic Emergencies. Military leave with pay shall be granted to employees who are members of the National Guard of the United States or the Reserves who are ordered on domestic emergency duty related to disaster relief or civil disturbance, provided, however, that such leave shall not exceed fifteen (15) working days for each such domestic emergency, except when ordered to active duty under the authority of the Governor pursuant to Article 65, Section 42 of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
(3)
Salary Supplement - Extended Active Duty for National Emergencies. Employees who are members of the National Guard of the United States or the Reserves ordered to active duty by authority of the President of the United States pursuant to Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States Code for a period not to exceed twelve consecutive months shall be eligible for a salary supplement equal to the difference between the employee's base rate of pay and the employee's base military pay.
(4)
Military Leave Without Pay. Military leave without pay shall be approved by an appointing authority when an employee enlists or is drafted into the uniformed services of the United States or, upon exhaustion of an employee's military leave with pay entitlement, when a member of the National Guard of the United States or the Reserves is required to perform active duty for training or inactive duty training in accordance with Title 38, Chapter 43 of the United States Code (Veterans Reemployment Rights Act of 1994).
(5)
Restoration to Position After Military Leave Without Pay. An employee shall be entitled to return to the position the employee occupied at the time the employee was granted military leave without pay, as provided in subparagraph (a)(4), above, subject to the following conditions:
(A)
The employee requests the employee's appointing authority to restore the employee to the employee's position within ninety (90) calendar days after the effective date of the employee's discharge from active military duty; or
(B)
The employee, if hospitalized at the time of discharge from active military duty, requests the employee's appointing authority to restore the employee to the employee's position within ninety (90) calendar days after discharge from the hospital; and
(C)
The employee was separated from active military duty under honorable conditions and was entitled to reemployment benefits pursuant to Title 38 United States Code Section 4304.
(D)
In the event an employee sustains a disability during military service and cannot perform the duties of his or her former position, the employee shall be reinstated in a position with similar pay, circumstances, and seniority.